What color is #D5E7CF?

#D5E7CF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E7CF?

The RGB value is 213, 231, 207: 213 red, 231 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E7CF?

The complementary color is #E1CFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E7CF color

#D5E7CF rgb(213, 231, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E7CF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 90.6% green and 81.2% blue (213, 231, 207).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 33% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#D5E7CF color codes

HEX	`#D5E7CF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 231, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 90.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 33%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.77, -10.29, 9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.77, 14.11, 136.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.277, 75.802, 70.106)`
Decimal	`14018511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E7CF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D5E7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D5E7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e7cf; }
.text { color: #d5e7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 231 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e7cf, #cfe7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5E7CF?: #D5E7CF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E7CF?: The RGB value is 213, 231, 207: 213 red, 231 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E7CF?: The complementary color is #E1CFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.